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    Joining T&G solid wood flooring

    A Friend has asked that I fit his solid wood flooring over the holidays. Its the floating kind that gets the foam underlay. His hall is an L shape and this is where I need some help. At the join of the L, what is the best method of joining. Do you simply make sure that you lay the first...
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    Using sawdust on woodburning stoves

    I have just went through the posts in the last 2 months as I have been away for a while, and noticed a few posts regarding the problem of burning sawdust in a wood burning stove. Suggestions were made of buying/building expensive gizmos to compress the sawdust in an attempt to make sawdust...
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    Sharpening own saw blades

    Does anyone on the forum successfully sharpen thier own saw blades? Is there any cheapish machines or tools that can help with this? I remember way back when I worked in a machine shop in the eighties, the journeyman attempted to sharpen saw blades in a vice with a small flat file with some...
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    Paying through the nose ?!?

    I have just invested £160 in what I thought would be a sound buy, in a Dewalt DW682K biscuit jointer. After trying to calabirate the thing I can only say that I am more than a bit dissapointed. Firstly, the scale on the fence is out by 2 degrees. Setting the stop at zero, and then trying to set...
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    Using dowels for room doors

    Folks, I am just about to make my first attempt at making internal doors from scratch, and I am just hoping you can reassure me in the method I am thinking of trying. The rails and stiles will be made of 40mm x 100mm using a top, bottom and one mid rail made of beech and so they will be very...
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    The best clamps...price to practicality ratio

    In the last wee while I seem to have spent a small fortune in different clamps. The market seems to be swamped with many designs and copies of some of the brand names. I bought speed clamps from Focus DIY @ £5 each which were thrown in the bin in disgust then one suddenly sprung and...
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    Baluster spacing regulation

    What is the maximum baluster spacing on a landing in the UK? On the web it ranges from 100mm to 250mm but I cannot find the info for the UK specs. Thanks. Raymond.
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    Bosch Sanding Frame source

    I have just bought a Bosch GBS100A 4" belt sander, and a very fine tool it is. Makes the £25 NUTOOL look like the cheap DIY job that it is, although I did get my moneys worth from it. I read the thread in here about belt sanders, and it mentions that the use of the sanding frame is...
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    Perfect Picture framing...How to do it?

    Folks, I have recently invested in some picture framing gear. All of it is from the Ozzie firm FrameCo and consists of the Mat Master 660 mount cutter, the PushMaster V-nailer and the band clamp. Now I know that this stuff is geared toward the DIY market (still bloody dear though) but what is...
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    What the hell is wrong with MDF ?

    I could not help noticing the anti-MDF posts in the forum, so I thought I should take the opportunity. Even though I take the point that it may not be true cabinet making using MDF, it can be put to good use in making some decent (but bloody heavy) furniture. I have used both raw and veneered...
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    Delta 25 piece sanding drum set

    This is one of these tools that once you buy and use, you wonder how you managed without. They are designed to be used with an ordinary power drill and even a cheap and cheerful DIY drill will do and is probably the best because the lighter the drill the better. I will explain why in a wee...
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